Featured film
77 Hours — the film about Iran's Two Nights
A psychological thriller by Vahid Mahdavi, set across the nights of 8 and 9 January 2026. Watch the trailers, read the story, and see the documented record behind it.
Journal
Journal — EN
Long-form essays on Iran's protests, heritage, and human-rights record. One new article every day, rotating across 35 languages.
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Are Iran's Protest Trials Fair? Inside the Revolutionary Courts
This article examines the fairness of protest trials in Iran, particularly within the Revolutionary Courts, analyzing due process, legal representation, and the use of confessions.
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Who Owns Iran's Constitution Post-Transition?
The question of who owns Iran's constitution after a potential political transition is a central debate among exiled Iranian political groups, particularly concerning the role of a Constituent Assembly versus a pre-drafted framework.
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Decades of Defiance: Iran's Morality Police and Women's Resistance
For over forty years, Iran's morality police have enforced strict dress codes, particularly the compulsory hijab. This article examines the evolution of these patrols and the consistent, brave resistance by Iranian women against state-mandated modesty, often risking severe penalties.
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Filternet: how Iran weaponizes its own internet
Eleven years of blackouts, throttling, and the engineers fighting back — inside Tehran's deliberate downgrade of the network its own citizens depend on.
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Toomaj Salehi: The Rapper, the Regime, and the Sound of Defiance
Toomaj Salehi, an Iranian rapper, faces a harrowing death sentence for his protest anthems. His story embodies the regime's brutal repression of artists, yet his music continues to amplify the unyielding spirit of resistance within Iran.
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Two Nights of Rasht: Unveiling the January 2026 Massacre
A meticulously reconstructed account of the January 2026 massacres in Rasht, using survivor testimonies and credible reports to expose the brutal crackdown that left an indelible mark on Iran and the world.
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Mahsa Amini's Death: Sparking Iran's 'Woman, Life, Freedom' Uprising
The tragic death of Mahsa Jina Amini in September 2022 under the custody of Iran's morality police ignited a nationwide protest movement, fundamentally altering the landscape of dissent and challenging the foundations of the Islamic Republic's authority.
Documentaries
Long-form documentaries on Iran
Feature films, investigations and a three-part series on the uprising, the crackdown and the people behind the record.